Entries by WIZS Staff

Kerr Vance Academy Holiday Basketball Tournament Complete Schedule

KVA HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, December 16 (teams in bold will be the HOME team on Friday) Small Gym – JV Game JV1  5:30  Lighthouse JV Boys vs. John Paul II HS JV Boys Game JV2  7:00  Kerr-Vance JV Boys vs. Franklin Academy JV Boys Main Gym – Varsity Game V1    4:00  Lighthouse Girls […]

Operation Silent Night results in 88 arrests in the four county area

Operation Silent Night results in 88 arrests in the four county area Nearly 230 law enforcement officers from state, local, and federal agencies joined forces this week for Operation Silent Night, an enforcement operation that served outstanding criminal warrants and conducted compliance checks on high risk and violent offenders on probation and parole in Vance, […]

Henderson-Vance Chamber accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year

Do you know an outstanding local citizen? The Citizen of the Year award is presented each year by the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce to recognize an individual for their volunteer work to make our community a better place to live. The criteria used in making the selection includes: The person must be a resident […]

KVA Lower School Students participate in Pen-Pal Project

Marcia Harntess’ elementary school art students at Kerr-Vance Academy recently participated in a Pen-Pal Project with students from Trujillo, Spain.  The project was organized while Mrs. Hartness’s family was in Trujillo for the wedding of her son, Sean, who is a graduate of KVA and the University of Charleston.  Sean’s bride, also an elementary teacher, […]

Press Release from District Attorney Mike Waters

Oxford, NC – A multi-agency law enforcement operation is underway. The operation should not interfere with daily activities of the public.   In order to preserve operational security and the safety of the officers involved, no details will be released until the operation has concluded. A news conference with details is planned for Thursday morning. […]

Granville Little Theatre to present “Miracle on 34th Street”

Bring your whole family to join Granville Little Theatre to share some holiday spirit as we present “Miracle on 34th Street” directed by Amy Hann. December 15th, 16th, 17th @ 7:30PM December 17th, 18th @ 2:30PM  Please note the additional matinee on Saturday to accommodate as many families as possible. Santa Clause will be in […]

WRAL TV’s Scott Mason to give Keynote Address at Henderson-Vance Chamber Banquet

The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce will hold its 79th Annual Membership Meeting and Banquet on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Keynote speaker will be WRAL’s Tar Heel Traveler, Scott Mason. As a Road Scholar presenter, this project is made possible by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National […]

Vance County Schools support staff to benefit from State’s Merit Bonus Pay

The Vance County Board of Education approved their local plan for the distribution of the State’s Merit Bonus Pay for the 2016-17 school year last night at their December 12, 2016 meeting. In the State budget for this fiscal year only, districts across the state received allocations to implement a district level merit bonus plan […]

Henderson’s Housing Advisory Committee to meet Thursday

The Henderson City Council’s Housing Advisory Committee will meet in Council Chambers, 134 Rose Avenue, on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.  The purpose of this meeting is to continue review/discussion regarding housing issues. It is possible a quorum of City Council members may attend; however, no action by Council will be taken during […]

Hunter to attend first Board of Education Meeting Tonight

Clementine Hunter will attend her first meeting as a new member of the Vance County Board of Education on Monday, December 12, in the Vance County Schools’ Administrative Services Center. Hunter was officially sworn in to office on December 5, by the Honorable Judge Henry Banks, who also administered the oath to Dorothy Gooche and […]